The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) Learning for the Future Project (P170542) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Kyrgyz Republic | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 9 | Archived on 29-Jul-2024 | ISR01271 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education and Science 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 30-Mar-2020) The project development objective is to enhance school readiness and teacher effectiveness in pre-school through secondary education in targeted communities Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Enhancing Teaching and Learning:(Cost 48,100,000.00) Managing Implementation for Results:(Cost 1,900,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Jul 29, 2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 08 - 19 Jan Proposed Rating 31 Mar 2020 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Jul 29, 2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Enhance school readiness Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year To be available Jan/2024 0.00 16-Jul-2024 0.00 16-Jul-2024 A statistically Nov/2024 after the significant clearance of improvement the survey among results under project- the project targeted School readiness score children among project-targeted Comments on children aged 3-5 years, by achieving targets The project is on track to achieve this target. The repair works have been completed in 230 gender (Text) Community-based-Kindergartens (CbK) and they are now operating. Contracts for the repair works have been signed for 232 CbKs after several rounds of tenders due to an insufficient number of qualified bidders in the regions. The repair works in these 232 CbKs are underway and are scheduled to be completed by October 2024. A baseline study of the School Readiness using the Early Development Instrument (EDI) are being conducted in operating CbKs. The processed and analyzed data will be available in November 2024, and the end-line study is to be done in March 2025. To be collected Jan/2024 0.00 16-Jul-2024 0.00 16-Jul-2024 A statistically Sept/2025 school readiness score under the significant among project-targeted project improvement children aged 3-5 years among -females only (Text) project- targeted Jul 29, 2024 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) children (females only) Comments on Subsample of the indicator - females only achieving targets Enhance teacher effectiveness Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Dec/2022 31,659.00 05-Jan-2024 36,000.00 Sept/2025 Comments on Teachers recruited or trained achieving targets The planned target has been overachieved. Training of teachers is about to be completed. (Number) The project targeted teachers have been trained for different stages of the training (online stage, practical stage in the classroom, and in-person stage). 0.00 Dec/2022 704. 00 15-Jul-2024 704. 00 15-Jul-2024 500.00 Sept/2025 Number of teachers Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. recruited (Number) achieving targets Teachers recruited or 0.00 30,120.00 36,000.00 trained - Female (RMS Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. requirement) achieving targets (Number) 0.00 Dec/2022 55,100.00 15-Jul-2024 55,100.00 15-Jul-2024 36,000.00 Sept/2025 Number of teachers Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. trained (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Nov/2022 3.94 15-Jul-2024 3.94 15-Jul-2024 A statistically Sept/2025 Teacher effectiveness score significant among project-targeted improvement teachers (Text, Custom) among (Text) project- Jul 29, 2024 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) targeted teachers Comments on Classroom teaching practices have been measured using the Classroom Practice Assessment achieving targets Tool, covering key domains of classroom management, social-emotional engagement, and instructional effectiveness. An average teacher's score for a baseline study is 3.94 to be compared over time to assess improvements in teaching practices as a result of the interventions. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Enhancing Teaching and Learning Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Students enrolled in 0.00 Dec/2022 10.36 16-Jul-2024 10.36 16-Jul-2024 20,000.00 Sept/2025 community-based Comments on The project is on track to achieve this target. The repair works have been completed in 230 kindergartens in target achieving targets Community-based-Kindergartens (CbK) and they are now operating. The repair works in 232 communities, by gender CbKs are underway and are scheduled to be completed by October 2024. Civil works for 38 (Number) CbKs have been re-advertised. As all CbKs are expected to be in operation by October 2024 Students enrolled in 0.00 Dec/2022 5,689 16-Jul-2024 5,689 16-Jul-2024 10,000.00 Sept/2025 community-based Comments on The project is on track to achieve this target. kindergartens in target achieving targets communities - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) (Number) 0.00 Dec/2022 0.00 05-Jan-2024 500.00 Sept/2025 Jul 29, 2024 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) Teachers at target CbKs Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. certified as having achieving targets successfully completed the course under the project (Number) 0.00 Oct/2022 4.00 05-Jan-2024 4.00 Sept/2025 Comments on The target has been achieved. Four teacher training courses with five sub-courses for the in- New teacher training achieving targets service teacher training have been designed and adopted for delivery by RIITT/OIITTs as part programs officially adopted of their regular in-service teacher training programs (preschool pedagogy; digital literacy; and delivered by RIITT/OIITTs remedial reading; and pedagogy focused on primary sciences and secondary mathematics (Number) and physics, chemistry and biology). The training courses are expected to be put in digital format to be accessed by teachers either online or offline. Teachers certified upon 0.00 Dec/2022 42.00 16-Jul-2024 42.00 16-Jul-2024 40.00 Sept/2025 completion of the training Comments on The planned target has been overacheved. Teachers have been certified upon successful program supported under achieving targets completion of all stages of the training: online, practice in the classroom, and face-to-face the project (Number stages. Training of some teachers is under-way (Thousand)) 0,00 Dec/2022 0.00 05-Jan-2024 Annual Sept/2025 increases each Average daily visits to online year (target digital library per target value TBD) school (Text) Comments on The project is on track to achieve this target. A digital platform with digital teaching-learning achieving targets materials in Kyrgyz and Russian are available to schools in testing mode. The baseline data will be available by October 2024 with the start of the academic year. Large-scale 0.00 Dec/2022 2 16-Jul-2024 2 16-Jul-2024 2.00 Sept/2025 primary/secondary learning Comments on The project achieved this target. The National Large-scale Assessment (NLA) for the 4th and assessments completed achieving targets 8th grades in mathematics, science, and reading and comprehension has been conducted in (Number) May 2023. 0.00 Dec/2022 7.00 05-Jan-2024 7.00 Sept/2025 Jul 29, 2024 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) IITTs that have officially Comments on The target has been achieved. adopted and integrated achieving targets The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) has been developed, piloted, and CLASS instrument for officially adopted by In-service Institute of Teacher Training. CLASS has been integrated into teachers into their regular all four training courses with three sub courses. training program (Number) Enhanced student No Oct/2022 Yes 05-Jan-2024 Yes Sept/2025 assessment instruments Comments on The target has been achieved. Standardized tests aligned to the revised curriculum for developed, by instrument achieving targets grades 4 and 8 have been prepared, and the digital versions of these tests are available to (criteria-based monitoring schools through the National Learning Quality Assessment &information Technology instrument, Grade 4 website. A new Criteria-based Assessment instrument for the primary grades has been examination) (Yes/No) developed and being piloted Students benefiting from 0.00 Dec/2022 514,797 16-Jul-2024 514,797 16-Jul-2024 560,000.00 Sept/2025 direct interventions to Comments on The project is on track to achieve this target enhance learning (Number) achieving targets Students benefiting 0.00 272,350 272,350 280,000.00 from direct Comments on The project is on track to achieve this target interventions to achieving targets enhance learning - Female (Number) No Dec/2022 Yes 05-Jan-2024 Yes Sept/2025 Gender responsive approach Comments on The target has been achieved. Training programs on the remedial program to address boys' incorporated into the teacher achieving targets lag in reading and a module on engaging girls in STEM are developed, adopted by RIITT, and training program (Text) being delivered to teachers. Students benefitting from 0.00 Dec/2022 514,797 16-Jul-2024 514,797 16-Jul-2024 240,000.00 Sept/2025 teachers trained in gender- Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. Gender-focused training courses have been focused training, by gender achieving targets developed and approved, and are being delivered to teachers. (Number) 0.00 Dec/2022 272,350 16-Jul-2024 272,350 16-Jul-2024 120,000.00 Sept/2025 Jul 29, 2024 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) Students benefiting Comments on The planned target has been overachieved. Gender-focused training courses have been from teachers trained achieving targets developed and approved, and are being delivered to teachers. in gender-focused training - females only (Number) Managing Implementation for Results Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Sept/2020 100.00 05-Jan-2024 60.00 Sept/2025 Grievances/complaints Comments on Since the project effectiveness, 10 grievances, including 3 applications and 7 complaints, addressed through grievance achieving targets have been registered and addressed. One complaint has been received by the Ministry of redressal mechanism Education and Science from a company regarding a dispute with the PCU on the utilization of (Percentage) funds under the current contract with this company. The complaint is being reviewed. 0.00 Dec/2022 86 16-Jul-2024 86 16-Jul-2024 60.00 Sept/2025 Schools where communities Comments on The face-to-face information meetings on the scope of the project's activities, particularly on report the CbKs meet their achieving targets the benefits of CbK and ECE programs have been conducted at all sites, and information was needs (Percentage) collected in 462 cites. Communities provided their feedback through the Community scorecard. 0.00 Nov/2022 0.00 16-Jul-2024 0.00 16-Jul-2024 100.00 Sept/2025 Comments on achieving targets During the reporting period, the information posters have been made available in all Schools where communities targeted schools and communities along with face-to-face information meetings with report that the IT platform is communities regarding the scope of the project's activities, particularly the benefits of the IT implemented (Percentage) platform to be introduced to schools. The communities will monitor and provide feedback on the IT platform implementation when the digital library will be installed and functioning. Jul 29, 2024 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-D5730 Effective 25.00 25.00 0.00 17.16 6.90 68.63% IDA-65630 Effective 25.00 25.00 0.00 17.16 6.89 68.63% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-65630 Effective 31-Mar-2020 07-May-2020 01-Sept-2020 30-Sept-2025 30-Sept-2025 Jul 29, 2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Learning for the Future Project (P170542) IDA-D5730 Effective 31-Mar-2020 07-May-2020 01-Sept-2020 30-Sept-2025 30-Sept-2025 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2020 Effectiveness 30-Oct-2020 01-Sept-2020 Mid-Term Review No. 01 13-Nov-2023 13-Nov-2023 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Sept-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jul 29, 2024 Page 10 of 10